[No. 47] Dispatches for General Wayne
Document 1794Directs boat in readiness to carry dispatches to General Wayne; asks for decision on offer of the position of Commissary General.
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Department of War November 29. 1794 Sir, I have received your favor of the 22 instant. The troops will be under the direction of the commanding General– I am anxious to hear whether you will accept of the Office of being Commissary General as no time can be lost on that business– In case you accept you must appoint a Deputy for Fort Pitt and the upper parts of the Ohio. Have a boat in readiness to descend the Ohio with dispatches for General Wayne. I am Sir with esteem your humble servant H. Knox Secy of War Major Isaac Craig
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Directs boat in readiness to carry dispatches to General Wayne; asks for decision on offer of the position of Commissary General.
Date
11/29/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1794112914001
Page start
1
Note
In 1828 Isaac Craig's son Neville B. Craig prepared a three-page list of extracts of his father's correspondence with the War Office. This document was one of those. The page containing the extract drawn from this document is attached as an "other copy."
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
General Anthony Wayne
Commissary General
deputy
Notable locations
War Department
Ohio River
Fort Pitt, upper parts of the Ohio
Ohio River
Notable items
dispatches
boat